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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

What a great day! The whole family was home today, homeschooling, running errands, etc, when I was met by my sweet 7 yr. old with a very special surprise...an early Mother's day present...a 3 day old lamb!!!!! I was so surprised. I had no idea that this is what she has been wanting to give me for Mother's day this year, but she kept a good secret! While I love my goats, Miranda knows that sheep are what have always melted my heart, and I have always LOVED them! I have always wanted my very own baby lamb, and now, at the age of 38, I have my very first one! What a sweet gift from my sweet girl! We named her Molly, and she is a bottle baby. Her momma had tripletts, and couldn't feed all of them. In our little community, we have one of those country feed stores that doubles as a post office. You really can't move around much in there because of all the feed bags. The man who runs it also raises these sheep, Dorpers. He always tells us about them, but I never imagined I would actually have one of my own! Molly is SO soft and cuddly. I will be feeding her every 3-4 hrs. for awhile. It will be a lot of hard work...but she is worth it. Here are some more pictures...

We are a christian adoptive family! God has pieced together our family in a way that is more beautiful than anything I could have imagined! We have adopted internationally, as well as through the US foster care system, but most importantly we have all been adopted by God! Ephesians 1:5 says "God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ".
We live on a small hobby farm, and homeschool our six children. Life is full!

My first miracle born in 2001. After giving birth to her, I realized that being a mother was the best job out there, and children are a miracle and precious gift from God. She is a true country girl at heart. Horses are her passion. She is an amazing big sister to her 5 little siblings!

Adopted from China in 2007.
Her sweet spirit fills our home with beauty and love. She is our little dancer, and introduced me to the world of recitals, dance practices, tutu's and ballet! Most of all, her love for Jesus shines bright, and even at her young age, she has a passion for orphan care and missions. These are subjects she talks and prays about on a daily basis! Can't wait to see where the Lord takes this girl!

Adopted from U.S. foster care, July 2013.
God's surprises never cease to amaze me. He is Laney's full sibling who came to live with us in Nov. 2011. Our son since the day he arrived. This is the sweetest boy you will ever meet.

Adopted from U.S. foster care November 2011.
Words cannot describe the joy this precious pumpkin brings to our lives! Another sweet miracle fromt the Lord. She was our first foster baby, arriving at the age of 7 weeks. We were blessed to adopt her in November of 2011. She refers to herself as a princess, and is also a lover of kittens, books, and dancing. I guess many more dance practices and recitals are in our future, lol!

Adopted from U.S. foster care, July 2013.
She was our second foster child who came home from the hospital at one week old. She livens up our days with her endless energy and strong will! It has been such a joy to see her and Austin have the chance to be together as brother and sister, and they definately have a bond that makes my heart smile!

Adopted from U.S. foster care July 2013. What a surprise it was to see that the little boy I pictured in my mind, who only the Lord would know, was actually in need of a forever family! Another miraculous gift from the Lord. He arrived at 4 mos. of age in Oct. 2011. Cute as can be with a contagious laugh and smile.